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Jan19 :: Wednesday Night Cinema Society: The Unforseen

Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 3:00am

Communications 150 / Studio C

The Unforeseen

(Laura Dunn, USA, 2007, 93 min.)

The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head to headwith environmental sustainability in this urgent, beautifully crafted documentary. Whenan ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristinehill country in Austin, Texas into suburban development—threatening a nearby naturalspring—the community fights back. In the conflict that ensures, we see in miniature astruggle that is playing out in cities and towns across the country. The documentary wasexecutive produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford.